The Rape of Proserpine
Figure Group
ca. 1752 (made), ca. 1752 (modelled)
ca. 1752 (made), ca. 1752 (modelled)
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Figure group of 'The Rape of Proserpine', of hard-paste porcelain. Pluto striding forward and turning right, carrying Proserpine feet first over his left shoulder. Stump support with flowered branches. Rococo-moulded base. Painted with enamel colours and gilt; Proserpine's drapery white with gilt Indian flowers, Pluto's drapery yellow with coloured Indian flowers and lavender lining. Flesh delicately tinted.
Object details
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| Title | The Rape of Proserpine (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Figure group of 'The Rape of Proserpine', hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilt, probably modelled by J. J. Kändler about 1752, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1752 |
| Physical description | Figure group of 'The Rape of Proserpine', of hard-paste porcelain. Pluto striding forward and turning right, carrying Proserpine feet first over his left shoulder. Stump support with flowered branches. Rococo-moulded base. Painted with enamel colours and gilt; Proserpine's drapery white with gilt Indian flowers, Pluto's drapery yellow with coloured Indian flowers and lavender lining. Flesh delicately tinted. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Crossed swords (Factory mark in underglaze blue, back of base) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Miss Florence Augusta Beare in memory of Arthur Doveton Clarke |
| Production | Attribution from the manuscript catalogue dates from about 1970 and was compiled by William Hutton of the Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Honey, W. B. Dresden china: an introduction to the study of Meissen porcelain. London: A. & C. Black, 1934, Pl. LIV (b), p. 123. |
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| Accession number | C.928-1919 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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